Lame-duck Congress becomes Obama's immigration battleground

November 15, 2014 03:48

President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are turning a lame-duck session of Congress into a battle over immigration, with the legal status of as many as 5 million immigrants, a possible government shutdown and the 2016 presidential race hanging in the balance.

A top Obama adviser, John Podesta, brushed aside the threat of a congressional cutoff of government funding, suggesting the White House wouldn't give in and the gambit would backfire on Republicans."If they want to shut the government down, God love 'em," Podesta said Friday.

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